Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area

Local workers - Age structure - All industries

In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area, there are more younger workers (15 to 44 years) than older workers (45 year and over) working in All industries.

The Age Structure of an industry's local workers is a key component to understanding the role and function of that industry in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area. It is an indicator of the age of the industry and how long it has been established in the area, as well as the possible challenges in expanding that industry in the future.

For example an area with young local workers may be more mobile and likely to change jobs/industries in the future while an industry with an older local workers may face succession planning issues and challenges in attracting new staff.

For a complete local workers analysis for Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area, Age Structure should be viewed in conjunction with Income and Hours worked.

Data source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) – Census 2016 & 2021 – by place of work

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Local workers age structure
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area - All industries20212016Change
Ten year age groups (years)Number%. NSW%Number%. NSW%2016 - 2021
15 to 24 years2,87016.613.82,40416.314.0+466
25 to 34 years3,81122.122.93,08721.023.1+724
35 to 44 years3,50220.322.62,95420.122.3+548
45 to 54 years3,39319.720.33,17321.621.3+220
55 to 64 years2,60015.115.32,27715.515.0+323
65 years and over1,0776.25.18105.54.3+267
Total Persons17,253100.0100.014,705100.0100.0+2,548

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2016 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions)

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Dominant groups

Analysis of the age structure of the workforce in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area in 2021compared to NSW shows that there was a similar proportion of people in the younger age groups (15 to 44 years) and a similar proportion of people in the older age groups (45 years and over).

Overall, 59.0% of the workforce was aged under 45 years, compared to 59.3% for NSW. 41.0% were aged 45 years and over, compared to 40.7% for NSW.

The major differences between the age structure of the workforce in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area and NSW were:

  • A larger percentage of local workers aged 15 to 24 years (16.6% compared to 13.8%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers aged 25 to 34 years (22.1% compared to 22.9%)
  • A smaller percentage of local workers aged 35 to 44 years (20.3% compared to 22.6%)
  • A larger percentage of local workers aged 65 years and over (6.2% compared to 5.1%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the age structure of the workforce in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council area between 2016 and 2021 were:

  • 25 to 34 years (+724 local workers)
  • 35 to 44 years (+548 local workers)
  • 15 to 24 years (+466 local workers)
  • 55 to 64 years (+323 local workers)

Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council

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